Say it ain't so! Another sore loser gone wild? Barack Obama warned us that this was the silly season of politics. He also pointed out that Republicans must think that the American people are really stupid. Add to that list of people who think that we are really stupid, Republicans who masquerade as Democrats as in the person of one Lynn Forester de Rothschild. After reading that Rothschild doesn't like Obama because she thinks that he is elitist, I had a compulsion to hear what other gobbly goop would emerge from between her privileged lips. So this afternoon I listened to Rothschild's press conference and wasn't surprised when she showered us with a generous portion of more nonsense.
Allow me to comment on some of Rothschild's more outrageous reasons for endorsing the McCain-Palin ticket. Maybe we should begin by telling Lynn that with a name like Forester de Rothschild with residences in both the U.S. and England and being married into one of the world's wealthiest families, just maybe her assessment that Obama is elitist is not creditable. Maybe she misspoke. Maybe the descriptive word she was really searching for was uppity. Uppity. Hmmmm, now that is interesting.
When Rothschild tried to discount Obama's contributions to ethics reform in the Senate, she blurted out that "Facts matter, Mr. Obama!" Hmmmm, facts matter, Mr. Obama. I guess Rothschild deliberately added "Mr. Obama" to the end of her statement because she didn't want anyone to be confused with her seemingly contradictory feelings that "facts don't matter, Mr. McCain" or "facts don't matter, Mrs. Palin." Interesting. The old double standard lives.
Something else I found amusing was Rothschild's assertion that Sen. Obama would be unduly influenced by Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean and the centrist viewpoint would be non-existent. In fact she finds that prospect, "terrifying!" That's beyond interesting, that's perplexing. Terrified that the country would move too far to the left, but not terrified with the prospect of another Bush-like president in John McCain who showed questionable judgment with his selection of a running mate enormously unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Now as the saying goes, if that's not terrifying, then I don't know what terrifying is. And apparently neither does Lynn.
Lastly, Rothschild "hopes her decision to publicly endorse McCain will give like-minded Democrats the confidence [or cover] to follow suit." First of all Lynn, you are not a Democrat and there probably aren't a lot of similarly filthy-rich Democrats walking around in a like-mind that unlike yourself are immuned to the negative effects of a failing economy run into the ground under the leadership of Republicans. Yep, there probably aren't a lot of like-minded Democrats who are oblivious to high gas prices, inadequate health care for their families, no money to send their kids to college, not enough disposable income to help an aging parent, or indifferent to the plight of the American military fighting a war in a distant land who can't count on their families being taken care of back home. Good luck with your quest.
Yes Barack, it really is the silly season of politics, but because of the serious state of affairs, it is not a laughing matter. We do not need more Rothschild clones still smarting from the defeat of their favorite candidate. We need more like-minded Americans commited to turning away from more of the same and possessing the wisdom to embrace your idea of change that we can believe in. By faith, I remain hopeful.
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